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Lindsey Stirling and ARKAI on Working Together, Taking Musical Risks and Their Excitement for What’s to Come

Two years ago when someone recommended that Lindsey Stirling reach out to ARKAI, a New York-based electroacoustic string duo, Stirling was immediately on board with the idea. The legendary genre-blending violinist primarily worked with producers who came to writing sessions with set backing tracks and were too nervous to recommend changes to her violin melodies. […]

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Go-Go’s & More Are 2026 National Recording Registry Inductees: Full List

Taylor Swift’s career-transforming 1989, Beyoncé’s iconic “Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It),” José Feliciano’s perennial “Feliz Navidad,” Chaka Khan’s defining recording of Prince’s “I Feel for You” and the Broadway cast album to Chicago are among 25 selections newly added to the National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress, which oversees the Registry, announced […]

Mark Smythe, Los Angeles-Based Composer, Dies at 53

Composer Mark Smythe, who was nominated in 2023 for a Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) Award and World Soundtrack Award for scoring The Reef: Stalked, died May 9 after collapsing while hiking on Mt. Wilson in Los Angeles. He was 53. Smythe was a beloved member of the film and TV composing community and […]

U2 Invited to Perform for Free at Mexico’s Zócalo: ‘We Love the City’

The highly anticipated return of the Irish band U2 to Mexico City this week to film the music video for their single “Street of Dreams” has resulted in an official invitation from the capital’s head of government, Clara Brugada, for the group to perform at the iconic Zócalo, the country’s main public square. Related I […]